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S07E20 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE TWELVE

Having safely disposed of a very evil artifact, the gang take a well-earned rest and enjoy the Gods Day Festival as the guests of one of Ptolus' noble families...for a sh

S07E19 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE ELEVEN

We're taking a month's hiatus. But before we do, here's the latest, unedited, warts and all, episode. The gang discover that owning a giant, evil skull might be more trou

S07E18 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE TEN

The gang's goal is almost in sight. But first they need to deal with irked crustaceans and lizards of enormous size, as we continue our playthrough of Monte Cook Games' P

S07E17 - DUNGEON CRAWL CLASSICS - VENGEFUL TALONS OF THE OWL GOD

The last acolyte of a blood-mad god lays his curse upon his fellow travelers in a caravan crossing the plains. Death and ruin follow, but can the survivors find hope in a

S07E16 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE NINE

The gang manages to wrangle their way into the lowest of the lower echelons of the Killraven Crime League, and are hired to venture into the Dungeon in search of a gilded

S07E15 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE EIGHT

The plot thickens, as our heroes learn more about their mysterious employers and the machinations in place in the city of Ptolus, as we continue our playthrough of Monte

S07E14 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE SEVEN

The gang are hired by a grizzled, ageing bard and an aloof, impetuous young woman, to venture deep into the city's Necropolis and recover a mysterious item from a decayin

S07E13 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE SIX

Following some possibly less than sage advice, the gang has a rancid run-in in the sewers under the city of Ptolus. Our play of Dungeon World, using Monte Cook Games' Pto

S07E12 - PIRATE BORG - TERROR IN TORTUGA

Ahoy...um...mateys! With holidays and life in general getting the way, as per usual, we take a break from our Ptolus campaign for a special one-off Free RPG Day session.

S07E11 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE FIVE

We continue our playthrough of Monte Cook Games' Ptolus setting, using the Dungeon World ruleset.

S07E10 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE FOUR

This one's for the birds. We continue our playthrough of Monte Cook's Ptolus setting using the Dungeon World rule set.

S07E09 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE THREE

Healing the sick. Slaying hideous beasts. Tossing out quips like ninja stars. Is there anything this crew can't do? We learn more about the sprawling city and our protago

S07E08 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE TWO

A bit of absolutely not ransoming the dark horse of one noble house, leads to our heroes' first descent beneath the city of Ptolus. Their objective - a mineral so rare th

S07E07 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE ONE

Our future heroes have barely arrived in the city of Ptolus, when they already get an offer of room and board. What luck! All they need to do is clean out the place first

S07E06 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - OVERVIEW & CHARACTER CREATION

We prepare for an extended foray into Monte Cook's monumental city supplement "Ptolus", using "Dungeon World". We begin with an overview of the system and the supplement,

S07E05 - DUNGEON CRAWL CLASSICS - TERROR IN THE TREE

NOTE: This episode is unedited. All roads to our scheduled game of Ptolus were blocked due to a winter storm. So instead we bed down for the night in a forest for a quick

S07E04 - HORROR CINEMA CLASSICS - DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CHILDREN ARE? - PART TWO

The conclusion of our playthrough of Wayward Studios' forthcoming "Horror Cinema Classics" TTRPG.

S07E03 - REVIEW - ARS MAGICA DEFINITIVE EDITION & TERROR FROM THE UNDERDEEP

In a change of pace, we sit down to discuss all things Ars Magica and review the forthcoming Definitive Edition from Atlas Games. We also take a brief look at the new D&D

S07E02 - HORROR CINEMA CLASSICS - DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CHILDREN ARE? - PART ONE

What could be more horrifying than having our Halloween episode in February? Follow us into a murderous corn maze in rural Wisconsin and find out, as we take a stab at Wa

S07E01 - DUNGEON CRAWL CLASSICS - THE FALLEN GROVE (UNEDITED)

WARNING: This episode is unedited. Expect profanity, rambling off topic, wokeness, coughs, stammers, mistakes galore, and things that might be annoying or offensive some